ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY

Song Lyrics

A COLLECTION OF IRISH (AND SCOTS) SONGS

collected and transcribed by Joe Bethancourt

Thanks to The Irish Rovers, Tom and Marie Teven, Shelley Rabinowitz, Karen Jolley, Andy Stewart, Kirby Wise, Seamus McCafferty, Rich Bailey, and a bunch of other rounders and roarers and pub-crawling lovers of Irish music who have contributed to this database.

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A

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music

  AIKENDRUM      
  AIR FALALALO      
  THE ALCOHOLIC'S ANTHEM      
  ALISON GROSS      
  ALL AROUND MY HAT      
  ALL FOR ME GROG      
  THE ANCIENT AND OLD IRISH CONDOM      
  ANNA THEA      
  THE ANTI-UNICORN SONG   Broad Black Brimmer   W.J.Bethancourt III  
  ARTHUR MCBRIDE AND THE SERGEANT      
  AS I LEAVE BEHIND NEIDIN     Jimmy MacCarthy  
  AS I ROVED OUT      
  AUNTIE BELLA      

B

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  BACK HOME IN DERRY      
  THE BANE OF THE COUNTY DOWN   Star Of The County Down   W.J. Bethancourt  
  THE BANKS OF SICILY   Farewell to the Creeks   Hamish Henderson  
  THE BANKS OF THE ROSES      
  THE BANTAM COCK      
  THE BARNYARDS O'DELGATY      
  GLORIOUS BEER      
  THE BEGGAR MAN      
  BLACK VELVET BAND      
  THE BOLD O'DONOHUGHE      
  BOLD THADY QUILL      
  BONNETS OF BONNIE DUNDEE      
  BONNIE GEORGE CAMPBELL      
  THE BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND      
  BORED OF THE DANCE      
  THE BRAES O' KILLIECRANKIE      
  BRENNAN ON THE MOOR      
  BROAD BLACK BRIMMER      
  BROOM O' THE COWDENKNOWES      
  A BUCKET OF THE MOUNTAIN DEW      
  COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS!      
  THE BOLD FENIAN MEN      

C

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  CALEDONIA     Dougie Maclean  
  CAM YE O'ER FRAE FRANCE?      
  CARRICKFERGUS      
  THE CHILL EASTERN WINDS      
  COCKLES AND MUSSELS      
  COME O'ER THE STREAM CHARLIE      
  CONTINENTAL CEILIDH      
  COULTER'S CANDY      
  COURTIN' IN THE KITCHEN      
  THE CRAIC WAS NINETY IN THE ISLE OF MAN      

D

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  DANNY BOY      
  I'M A DARLIN'      
  DINNY THE PIPER      
  THE DOG IN THE MICROWAVE   Lincolnshire Poacher   Ken Johnson  
  DONALD MAC GILLAVRY      
  DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROUSERS?      
  DUBLIN IN THE RARE OLD TIMES      
  DUMBARTON'S DRUMS      
  DUNDEE CAT      

E

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  EILEEN AROON     Gerald Griffin  

F

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  FAIRIES LOVE SONG      
  FAREWELL TO THE RHONDDA      
  FIDDLER'S GREEN      
  THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY      
  FINNIGAN'S WAKE      
  THE PORTREE KID      
  FLOWER OF SCOTLAND     Roy Williamson  
  THE WORK OF THE LANDLORD      
  MISS FOGARTY'S CHRISTMAS CAKE      
  THE FOGGY DEW      
  FOLLOW ME UP TO CARLOW     Patrick J. McCall  
  FOUR GREEN FIELDS     Tommy Makem  
  FROM CLARE TO HERE      
  THE WORK OF THE LANDLORD   Work of the Weavers   Stephen L. Suffet  

G

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  GALWAY BAY      
  GALWAY BAY (parody version)      
  THE GALWAY RACES      
  GEORDIE      
  GLENWHORPLE (THE "G" SONG)      
  GOD SAVE IRELAND     T. D. Sullivan  
  THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN     Wm. Butler Yeats  
  GOLDEN, GOLDEN     Andy Stewart  
  THE GOOD SHIP KANGAROO      
  THE GREAT SILKIE      
  THE GREEN FIELDS OF FRANCE      
  GREEN SHAMROCK SHORE      

H

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  HARD TIMES OF OLD ENGLAND      
  HARVEST THE MOON      
  HASTE TO THE WEDDING      
  HEATHER ON THE MOOR      
  WITH HER HEAD TUCKED UNDERNEATH HER ARM      
  THE HIGHWAYMAN     Alfred Noyes   Phil Ochs
  THE HILLS OF CONNEMARA      
  THE HIPPIES AND THE BEATNICKS-O      
  HO-RO, MY NUT BROWN MAIDEN      
  THE HOLY GROUND      
  HOW PADDY STOLE THE ROPE      

I

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  I'LL TELL ME MA      
  I'M A ROVER      
  THE IRISH ROVER      
  IRISH SOLDIER BOY      
  IRISH SOLDIER LADDIE      
  ISLAND MEN      

J

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  JENNY LASS (JOHNNY LAD)      
  JOCK STEWART      
  JOHNNIE COPE      
  JOHNNY JUMP UP      
  JOHNNY MC ELDOO      
  JUG OF PUNCH      

K

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  KELLY OF KILLANE      
  KILKELLY IRELAND     Peter and Steve Jones  

L

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  LAKES OF PONCHARTRAIN      
  LAMENT FOR OWEN ROE O'NIELL   Cumha Eoghan Ruaidh U¡ N‚ill    
  LAMENT OF THE IRISH IMMIGRANT      
  LANNIGAN'S BALL     Michael McCann  
  THE LARK IN THE MORNING      
  LASSIE LIE NEAR ME      
  LASSIE WI' THE YELLOW COATIE      
  LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL      
  LET MICK MCGUIRE SIT DOWN      
  LOCH LOMOND      
  LOCH TAY BOAT SONG      
  LOCK THE DOOR, LARRISTON!     James Hogg  
  LORD GREGORY      
  LORD NELSON     Tommy Makem  
  LORD OF THE DANCE     Sydney Carter  
  LOVER'S HEART     Andy Stewart & Phil Cunningham  
  THE LUM HAT WANTIN' THE CROON      

M

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  MACINTYRE      
  MacNAMARA'S BAND      
  MACPHERSON'S FAREWELL      
  MAGGIE     Geo. W. Johnson   J. A. Butterfield
  MAIDS WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG NEVER WED AN OLD MAN      
  MANYURA, MANYAH!     Matt McGinn  
  MARIE'S WEDDING      
  Mary and the Soldier      
  MARY HAMILTON      
  MARY MACK      
  Matt Hyland      
  THE MEN BEHIND THE WIRE      
  THE MERMAID      
  THE MERRY PLOUGHBOY     Dominic Behan  
  MICROWAVED DOG   Lincolnshire Poacher    
  MINGULAY BOAT SONG   Lochaber    
  MINGULAY BOAT SONG      
  Mna na hEireann     Peadar O'Dorinin  
  THE MOONSHINER      
  TO MORROW      
  MOSES RI-TOORAL-I-AY     Brain O'Higgins  
  THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE     Percy French  
  MUIRSHEEN DURKIN      
  MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN      

N

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  A NATION ONCE AGAIN     Thomas Davis  
  THE NIGHTINGALE      
  NOT BRIGHT, AND I DON'T CARE   Whiskey In The Jar   Robert Cooke  

O

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  O'DONNELL ABU   The Clan Connell War Song   M.J.McAnn  
  THE OLD ORANGE FLUTE   Betsy From Pike    
  ONE SUNDAY MORNIN'      
  ONLY OUR RIVERS RUN FREE     Michael MacConnell  
  Or¢ s‚ do Bheatha Abhaile     D¢rd Fianna  

P

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  PADDY McGlNTY'S GOAT      
  PADDY O'CONNOR     Patrick Connors  
  PPADDY'S GREEN SHAMROCK SHORE      
  THE PARISH OF DUNKELD      
  THE PARTING GLASS      
  PATRICK FAGAN      
  THE PATRIOT GAME     Dominic Behan  
  PEGGY GORDON      
  PEGGY-O      
  THE PIPER O'DUNDEE      
  PLANXTY SEAMUS   Wearin' O'the Green   W.J.Bethancourt III  
  PLOOBOY LADDIES      
  PORTADOWN RACES   The Blaydon Races    
  THE PORTREE KID   Ghost Riders in the Sky   Bill Hill  
  PRIDE OF PETROVAR      
  THE PUB WITH NO BEER     Parsons  

Q

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  THE QUEEN OF ARGYLL     Andy Stewart  

R

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  RAGLAN ROAD      
  RAMBLIN' IRISHMAN      
  RAMBLIN' ROVER     Andy Stewart  
  THE RATTLIN' BOG      
  RED IS THE ROSE      
  REILLY'S DAUGHTER      
  THE RISING OF THE MOON      
  THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN      
  RODDY McCORLEY     Ethna Carberry  
  THE ROSES OF PRINCE CHARLIE      
  ROSIN THE BEAU      
  ROTHSAY-O      

S

  Song Name   Tune   Lyrics   Music


  S GANN GU'N DIRICH MI CHAOIDH     Norman Nicolson  
  SALLY GARDENS   Maids of the Mourne Shore   W. B. Yeats  
  SCOTLAND THE BRAVE      
  HE SEVEN DEADLY SINS     The Kipper Family  
  SEVEN NIGHTS DRUNK      
  SEVEN OLD LADIES   "Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be?"     </